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And theseוְאֵלֶּהshall standיַעַמְדוּforעַלthe curseהַקְּלָלָהon MountבְּהַרEbal:עֵיבָלReuben,רְאוּבֵןGad,גָּדand Asherוְאָשֵׁרand Zebulun,וּזְבוּלֻןDan,דָּןand Naphtali.וְנַפְתָּלִי
Deuteronomy 27:13
Study it in the app“And these shall stand for the curse on Mount Ebal: Reuben, Gad, and Asher and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 27:13, word by word
- shall standיַעַמְדוּyaamdu
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “yaamdu” appears- the curseקְּלָלָהkelala
curse
Curse: words calling down evil on someone; the opposite of a blessing.
Where else “kelala” appears- on Mountהַרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- Ebalעֵיבָלeval
Ebal
Ebal, a grandson of Seir. It is also the name of a mountain near Shechem.
Where else “eval” appears- Reubenרְאוּבֵןreuven
Reuben
Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "look, a son!".
Where else “reuven” appears- Gadגָּדgad
Gad
Gad, (1) a son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the tribe that came from him with its land; (2) the prophet who was with David. The name means "good fortune".
Where else “gad” appears- and Asherאָשֵׁרasher
Asher
Asher, a son of Jacob and Zilpah; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name sounds like "happy".
Where else “asher” appears- and Zebulunזְבוּלֻןzevulun
Zebulun
Zebulun, a son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land.
Where else “zevulun” appears- Danדָּןdan
Dan
See it on the mapWhere else “dan” appears- and Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִיnaftali
Naphtali
Naphtali, a son of Jacob and Bilhah; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name sounds like "wrestle".
Where else “naftali” appears
Places in this verse
Dan
Today: Tel Dan nature reserve, northern Israel
A city at the far north of Israel, at the foot of Mount Hermon.
The tribe of Dan took the city and gave it their name (Judg 18:29). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
The context
12“These shall stand to bless the people on Mount Gerizim when you cross the Jordan: Simeon and Levi and Judah and Issachar and Joseph and Benjamin.
13 · This verse (above)
14And the Levites shall answer and say to every man of Israel in a loud voice: